Constitutional Issues

On Friday, after a series of high-level White House meetings last week, President Barack Obama will submit a road map for intelligence reform. It will be a public turning point for the intelligence community and other government entities whose work is normally cloaked in secrecy. The Supreme Court eventually will be forced to face the daunting, deeply consequential constitutional challenges to sweeping intelligence agency surveillance programs. But that is no excuse for Congress failing to act now — to protect constitutional rights even while balancing national security needs. In fact, Congress has a clear moment of opportunity — with the president's review group...

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On Friday, after a series of high-level White House meetings last week, President Barack Obama will submit a road map for intelligence reform. It will be a public turning point for the intelligence community and other government entities whose work is...

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